WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, the Detroit News and Reuters published a report that a group representing major automakers such as General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Stellantis NV, Toyota Motor Corp., and Volkswagen AG, Honda Motor Co., on Thursday urged Congress to pass U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) legislation, the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026. The bill is also supported by the United Auto Workers (UAW), Teamsters, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), United Steel Workers (USW), and MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association.
The bill, which recently passed the Senate Commerce Committee with unanimous bipartisan support, will ban Chinese cars from the United States. Read more about the bill here.
From the Detroit News/Reuters:
- “Right now, Chinese automakers are dumping subsidized vehicles with connected software and hardware around the world,” the group’s CEO John Bozzella wrote. “This hasn’t happened inside the U.S. yet, but given the scale and urgency of this threat, we urge you to enact a Chinese vehicle, software and hardware ban before adjourning this year and make this policy the law of the land.”
- The lobbying from the Auto Alliance comes amid repeated calls from members of Congress, many of them from Michigan, to restrict or entirely ban Chinese connected vehicles from being produced or sold in the United States.
- …a Senate bill introduced in April by Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno… would ban the import, manufacture and sale of internet-connected vehicles, software and hardware linked to China or other adversaries.
The Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 continues to draw broad support from across the American auto industry and national security community – with statements of support from labor unions, the car companies, and auto industry trade groups.
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